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Nepotism Policy 423.01

Nepotism Policy 423.01
Johnson County Community College
Series: 400 Personnel
Section: Employee Conduct and Performance

Applicability: This Policy applies to the Johnson County Community College (“JCCC” or the “College”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and all employees.

Purpose: The purpose of this Policy is to avoid actual or perceived unfair treatment of current and prospective employees and students by the Board or College employees resulting from familial relationships.

Definitions:

"Family Member” shall have the same meaning as in the Conflict of Interest Policy 431.00, and for the purposes of this Policy, also includes a grandparent, parent-in-law, sibling-in-law, child-in-law, grandchild, aunt, uncle, nephew, and niece.

Statement:

The Board of Trustees and College employees may not participate in or influence the recruiting, hiring, evaluation, promotion, grading, admission, or disciplinary proceedings of any Family Member, including any applicant to be hired who would have a Family Member serving as their direct supervisor or serving in their direct line of supervisory authority or any prospective student who is seeking admission to a College program with selective admissions. When such circumstances arise, it shall be considered a Conflict of Interest as defined in the Conflict of Interest Policy 431.00 and Code of Ethics Policy 114.02, and employees shall follow Section II and Section V of the Conflict of Interest Policy 431.00 and Trustees or Designated Officers, as defined in the Code of Ethics Policy 114.02, shall follow Section II and Section V of the Code of Ethics Policy 114.02.

No person who is a Family Member of a current Trustee may be hired as an employee of the College. If an employee has a Family Member who becomes a Trustee, or if a Family Member relationship arises with an employee during a Trustee’s term, that Trustee will act in accordance with the Code of Ethics Policy 114.02.

If employees become Family Members during their employment at the College and such relationship violates the provisions of this Policy, the College will review the situation on a case-by-case basis and make appropriate reassignments. If the College is unable to accommodate reassignment, the College may require that one of the employees end employment at the College.

No faculty member, co-leader, or teaching assistant may teach or evaluate a student who is a Family Member, except when a student is required to complete a course taught by a Family Member and no alternative instructor is available. In this limited instance, the faculty member, co-leader, or teaching assistant must disclose the familial relationship pursuant to the Conflict of Interest Policy 431.00, and as provided therein, the supervisor will determine the appropriate course of action to mitigate any Conflict and to ensure fairness. No exceptions will be made for courses outside a student’s required program of study or when other courses may be taken to fulfill a requirement.

Date of Adoption:
Revised: 10/25/1995, 05/02/1996, 11/16/2017, 07/20/2023, 12/12/2024